1. THE NAYCHO KIROV ELECTRICAL MATERIALS FACTORY AT RUSE 2. THE RUG INDUSTRY IN BULGARIA

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• Publication Date: February 19, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United states, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
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1. The Naycho Kirov Electrical
Materials Factory at Ruse
2. The Rug Industry in Bulgaria
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19 February 1954
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The Naycho Kirov Electrical Materials Factory
1. The Naycho Kirov Factory is a small factory, formerly privately owned, which
produces electric materials. After nationalization it was greatly enlarged
by the addition of new buildings and with the installation of new machinery.
In summer 1953 it began producing "to total capacity." At present there are
not less than 1,000 workers.
2. The enlargement of the plant and the new machinery was made by the Bulgarian
government, with the financial assistance of the Soviets.
electric materials o unspecified types.
The Rug Industry in Bulgaria
4. The rug industry in Bulgaria has been greatly increased. The country pro-
duces two types of rugs--Perisan, and "national."
The Persian type are the knotted variety and are made in three types (I. II,
and III'). There are various factories in Bulgaria which produce Persian-
type rugs; these were formerly privately owned and have since been national-
ized. The best-known, ones are located at Panagyurishte (which produces the
best of the rugs, exclusively of I quality), Dobrich, Shumen, and Sofia.
These last three areas produce mostly II and III quality rugs. Prices on
the Bulgarian market are as followss
a. I quality, 1,000 leva per square meter;
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b. II quality;, 800 leva per square meter; and
c. III quality, 600 leva per square meter.
6. The "National" rugs are woven rather than knotted. They are mainly of the
Pirot (Pirotski Kilim; Pirot Carpet) and Kotel (Kotlenski kilim) types.
Most of the Pirots are made in Chiprovtsi (N L3-23, E 22-53), and most of
the Kotels are made at Kotel (N 42-53, E 26-27) and Sofia. The Kotels are
heavier and are made with more expensive textiles. Prices in Bulgaria are
as follows t
7.
a. Pirots, 206 leva per square meter; and
b. Kotels, 400 leva per square meter.
The Pirot and Kotel ris are sold only inside Bulgaria. Large quantities of
the Persian rugs, however, are sent to the USSR. Prices for export are 50
percent less than for domestic markets.
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